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Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Gencal Sayıl kicked off to start the match. In the 6th minute, Sylvain Ransom reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Patrick Armstrong. The goal made the score 1-0. Robert Ununger sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 14th minute Peter Linkhorst shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Colombain Parham saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 17 minutes into the game, Tibor Bolwig was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Cx AY YILDIZ T.I.M. Cx's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ManagerZone Crew the free kick. Tibor Bolwig hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Cx AY YILDIZ T.I.M. Cx's zone, Robert Ununger stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Colombain Parham came out of the goal and Robert Ununger tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 30th minute Sylvain Ransom shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Patrick Armstrong saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Colombain Parham made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adrian Våleman in the 36th minute of play. Colombain Parham showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Peter Linkhorst, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. After 41 minutes of play, ManagerZone Crew's Adrian Våleman made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Colombain Parham was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, ManagerZone Crew's Andreas Spante got a free kick in the 44th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sylvain Ransom in the 46th minute of play forced ManagerZone Crew's goalkeeper Patrick Armstrong to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Peter Linkhorst was the one to do the kick off. With an all-out effort, ManagerZone Crew's Colombain Parham threw himself towards the right post 52 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Peter Linkhorst, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Cx AY YILDIZ T.I.M. Cx's Colombain Parham played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adrian Våleman in the 56th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Cx AY YILDIZ T.I.M. Cx's zone, Thorbjörn Olerius stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Colombain Parham came out of the goal and Thorbjörn Olerius tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 66 minutes into the match, Gencal Sayıl notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of ManagerZone Crew's Patrick Armstrong. Patrick Armstrong was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Colombain Parham made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Peter Linkhorst in the 70th minute of play. 72 minutes into the match, Peter Linkhorst dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Colombain Parham, 3-2. After a rather tough play, ManagerZone Crew's Andreas Sjöstrand got a free kick in the 83rd minute. In the 95th minute, Sylvain Ransom ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Patrick Armstrong was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-2. ManagerZone Crew's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because Cx AY YILDIZ T.I.M. Cx had won, even though ManagerZone Crew had held more of the ball.